Q vs Swivl Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Q
Control Q-SYS systems remotely from your iOS device. Create custom user interfaces to manage nearly any system element, including camera controls, lighting, volume, and more. Requires Q-SYS Platform and license activation.
- Customizable user control interfaces (UCIs)
- Control and monitor Q-SYS system elements
- Source selection buttons
- Q-SYS PTZ camera controls with video preview
- Lighting dimmer and projector controls
- Volume faders and signal meters
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Control Q-SYS systems from your iOS device! Within Q-SYS Designer software, user control interfaces (UCIs) can be created, and nearly any element in the system can be placed in the UCIs for control and monitoring. This enables a near limitless array of control capability, all from your iOS device, including source selection buttons, Q-SYS PTZ camera controls (with video preview frames), lighting dimmer controls, projector on/off selector, signal meters, screen up/down, snapshot recall, volume control faders, and more. This app is designed for use with QSC's Q-SYS Platform only. Q-SYS UCI deployment onto a Core processor for use with TSC touch screens, UCI viewer for PC and iOS app requires license activation. Visit www.qsc.com/uci for more details.
Swivl Capture
Record, upload, and share videos for collaboration using a smart robot and mobile platform. Stream live content to remote audiences and connect multiple audio channels for enhanced recordings.
- Connect to Swivl Robot
- Record, upload, and share videos
- Live stream content
- Connect multiple audio markers
- Works with C Series and CX Robots
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This is the official companion app for your Swivl Robot and mobile version of our web-based platform for reflection, coaching, and collaboration. Getting Started 1. Open this app and connect to your Swivl Robot. 2. Login to your Reflectivity account. 3. Connect all the Markers you have to capture or stream multiple audio channels. Recording Record, upload, and share videos with other Swivl Capture users for collaboration. Streaming Launch your favorite live streaming app, like Zoom, to stream content to remote students. Compatibility -Works alone or with your C Series and CX Robots. -Connects up to 5 Markers (microphones) for independent audio channels. Links: Swivl Capture+: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/swivl-student/id1156641090 Swivl Screencast+: https://www.swivl.com/downloads/ Reflectivity Web: https://cloud.swivl.com/ Help: https://swivl.com/setup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Q at none against Swivl Capture's 1. Swivl Capture's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 19%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Swivl Capture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Q asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Q against 3.0 for Swivl Capture. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Q's written reviews are positive against 43% of Swivl Capture's.
Q ships an update every 3 months, Swivl Capture every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Q | Swivl Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (56 ratings) — better | 3.0 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QSC Audio Products, LLC. | Swivl, Inc |
Customer experience
Q
Swivl Capture
In-app purchases
Q
No in-app purchases
Swivl Capture
- Multi-Camera Day Pass$0.99








